Posted December 15, 2008
Posse Press
University of California, Berkeley—the country’s highest-ranked public university according to U.S. News & World Report—has joined Posse’s growing roster of partner colleges and universities. Partnered with Posse Los Angeles, Berkeley will welcome its first Posse at the start of the 2009 academic year.
As the flagship campus of the University of California, Berkeley has an undergraduate student body of more than 25,000, yet boasts a student-to-faculty ratio of 15 to 1, with more than 75 percent of the undergraduate courses holding fewer than 30 students.
A worldwide leader in undergraduate education, Berkeley students enjoy a 1,232 acre campus, more than 130 academic departments and over 7,000 courses in 350 degree programs. Berkeley is also known for housing the most top-ranked graduate programs and for producing more Ph.D.s annually than any other U.S. university.
“Berkeley is a leader in academic excellence and in its commitment to social justice—values that are central to Posse’s mission, says Posse President and Founder Deborah Bial. “I am thrilled to be collaborating with Chancellor Birgeneau on what I’m sure will be a phenomenal partnership.”
In addition to its distinguished academic reputation, Berkeley fosters a commitment to service. In any given year, more than 4,000 of its students do volunteer work. In fact, Berkeley continues to be the only school in the country to have produced more than 3,000 Peace Corps volunteers.